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Emmy Awards: Who Will Take Home the Statuettes

The charming and debonair Stephen Colbert will host as 27 awards are handed out on Sunday night at the 69th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, and it looks like hardly anybody is watching the most likely winners. That’s a shame because this years freshman class of nominees has a lot going for it, entertainment-wise. We are in another golden age of television with dozens of providers putting out quality programming. Frankly, it’s little overwhelming at times. We’ll have a guide to fall TV next week to help you navigate what to watch and what to skip, but for now here are my picks for who should win the prize and my encouragement to you, dear reader, to watch the best of the best.

BEST COMEDY SERIES
Winner: “Veep”
Spoiler: “Atlanta”
I want “Atlanta” to win because it’s one of the best things on TV right now. I am aware that “Veep” is a much more likely winner.
“Atlanta”
“Black-ish”
“Master of None”
“Modern Family”
“Silicon Valley”
“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”
“Veep”

BEST COMEDY ACTRESS
Winner: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Veep”
Spoiler: Pamela Adlon, “Better Things”
Louis-Dreyfus is currently tied with Candice Bergen and Don Knotts for the most wins for a person in the same role on the same series so just maybe they’ll send her out with the prize. But Pamela Adlon would be a very satisfying win for her great work on “Better Things.”
Pamela Adlon (“Better Things”)
Jane Fonda (“Grace and Frankie”)
Allison Janney (“Mom”)
Ellie Kemper (“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus (“Veep”)
Tracee Ellis Ross (“Black-ish”)
Lily Tomlin (“Grace and Frankie”)

BEST DRAMA SERIES
Winner: “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Spoiler: “This Is Us” or “Stranger Things” may be the disrupter if international popularity is a factor.
“Better Call Saul”
“The Crown”“The Handmaid’s Tale”
“House of Cards”
“Stranger Things”
“This Is Us”
“Westworld”

BEST DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Winner: Chrissy Metz, “This Is Us”
Spoiler: Millie Bobby Brown, “Stranger Things” or Thandie Newton, “Westworld”
Metz is a rare treat on TV as she reveals just as much about her self as she explores her characters nuances. Brown and Newton are fan faves, and it would be fun to see either take the prize.
Uzo Aduba (“Orange is the New Black”)
Millie Bobby Brown (“Stranger Things”)
Ann Dowd (“The Handmaid’s Tale”)
Chrissy Metz (“This Is Us”)
Thandie Newton (“Westworld”)Samira Wiley (“The Handmaid’s Tale”)

BEST LIMITED SERIES
Winner: “Big Little Lies”
Spoiler: “Feud: Bette and Joan”
“Big Little Lies” has 16 nominations compared to 18 for “Feud, ” so this one is a tough call. I go with “Lies” with a slight edge for sheer star power and doing to strong adaptation of a tough book.
“Big Little Lies”
“Fargo”“Feud: Bette and Joan”
“Genius”
“The Night Of”

BEST TV MOVIE
Winner: “Sherlock: The Lying Detective”
Spoiler: “Black Mirror”
I’m a huge “Sherlock” fan so this one might be a bit biased… but I’m still right.
“Black Mirror: San Junipero”
“Dolly Parton’s Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love”
“The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks”“Sherlock: The Lying Detective”
“The Wizard of Lies”